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GORDON ROBERTSON is President and CEO of the Christian Broadcasting Network, a member of CBN’s Board of Directors, Executive Producer of both CBN Films and CBN Animation, and host of CBN’s flagship program, The 700 Club. He is also President of Operation Blessing, CBN’s international humanitarian organization.

The son of Pat and Dede Robertson, Gordon graduated from Yale and earned his law degree from Washington and Lee University. In 1996, he founded the Asian Center for Missions and created The 700 Club Asia in the Philippines, featuring local talent and guests. Following that model, he launched CBN centers in Indonesia, India, and other countries.

Gordon and his wife, Katharyn, reside in Virginia and have three grown children.

Lord Simon Reading is the Fourth Most Honorable Marquess of Reading. He was educated at Eton College and served as a Cavalry Officer on the Iron Curtain 1961-64. Lord Reading was a member of the House of Lords from 1980-99.

Lord Reading has deep roots in and a history of support for Israel and links to the former Family Villa Melchett on the Sea of Galilee which is a center of dialogue and diplomacy. He is a Patron of JNF, and Chair of the European and International Coalition Advisory Board for Israel.

Lord and Lady Reading are focused on personal diplomacy to bring diplomats and others to Israel to show how important it is to support Israel at the UN and in general.

Bob O’Dell is a Co-Founder of Root Source along with Gidon Ariel. Bob is a writer, hi-tech entrepreneur and philanthropist, and a pro-Israel Christian with experience in different streams of the Christian faith. He has worked with Jews in Israel continuously since 1988, and in 2000 co-founded Wintegra (a successful high-tech Israeli startup) with an Israeli. Since 2013, Bob has worked with Orthodox Jews interested in entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors. His latest book, “Five Years with Orthodox Jews” is available from Amazon and at root-source.com.

Shelley Neese is President of The Jerusalem Connection. Shelley is the author of The Copper Scroll Project and host of the Bible Fiber podcast. She studied in Israel from 2000 -2003, where she received her M.A in Middle Eastern Studies from Ben Gurion University. Shelley is currently a graduate student studying biblical history and archaeology and consults for an upcoming documentary on the Tabernacle. Shelley has dedicated her life to sharing the story of Israel and the Jewish people. She currently resides in Arizona with her four children and her husband, a physician in the U.S. Air Force.

Jimmy Morales served as President of Guatemala from 2016-2020. He is a prominent Guatemalan communicator, businessman, and politician who has risen from a working-class family to become one of his country’s top leaders. President Morales credits his evangelical Christian faith to his success, as well as his strong position on Israel.

In addition to being a leader in his own country, he has honorary degrees from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Sun Monn University in Seoul, South Korea. He has also been a leader in international affairs, particularly as creator of the First Continental American Customs Union, within the Central American Integration System and the Dominican Republic.

Rev. Johnnie Moore is a popular speaker, author and acclaimed human rights and religious freedom activist known for his consequential work at the intersection of faith and foreign policy, especially in the Middle East. He is president of JDA Worldwide and president of the Congress of Christian Leaders. Rev. Moore’s many awards and honors include the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s prestigious Medal of Valor. He was twice appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, and in 2020 was named one of America’s ten most influential religious leaders. He is the vice chairman of the board of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews and serves on advisory board of the Combat Antisemitism Movement. Rev. Moore is also a founding member of the ADL’s Task Force on Protecting Minorities in the Middle East.

Mogoeng is the 4th Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. He holds Bachelor of Law (B Juris), Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees. He is also a recipient of two honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws degrees and an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. During his term as Chief Justice, Mogoeng was elected as the President of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA), and also served as the Chancellor by the Council of the University of KwaZulu-Natal for four years. He is married to Mmaphefo Anna Mogoeng and together they are blessed with three children and two grandchildren.

Chris Mitchell established the CBN News Middle East Bureau in August 2000. Since then, he’s covered the major events in the region including the Second Intifada, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, the Arab Spring of 2011, the rise of ISIS in 2014, the historic Abraham Accords and told the story of the persecuted Christians from the Middle East.
Mitchell also serves as Executive Director of “Jerusalem Dateline,” a bi-weekly program covering the Middle East seen in many countries around the world and broadcast on Daystar, GOD TV, and the NRB networks. He’s also the author of Dateline Jerusalem: An Eyewitness Account of Prophecies Unfolding in the Middle East.

Joshua Washington is the Director of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel (IBSI). He is a composer and world touring recording artist. Joshua lectures on topics such as the historic Black and Jewish Relationship and the Africa-Israel Alliance. His album, ‘Zion’ has received national acclaim as he continues to tour and promote it all over the world.

Olga Meshoe Washington is originally from South Africa. She is the CEO of DEISI (Defend Embrace Invest(in) Support Israel), a faculty member and Regional Director at Club Z, and board member of the IBSI. Olga is an internationally sought-after speaker on African relations with Israel and the Christian mandate to stand with Israel. Olga received the 2016 Jerusalem Award from the World Zionist Organization, in recognition of advocacy for Israel.

Together they have two beautiful sons, Ezra and Judah.

Dr. Robert Mawire, a direct descendant of King Solomon with Queen Sheba, Prester John. He is vision driven, he founded Nehemiah Operation Worldwide (NOW) to sponsor Aliyah, established Good News Ariel radio FM 106, partnered with the late mayor of Ariel Ron Nachman in the creation of Ariel Smart City, by sponsoring Russian scientists to Ariel. He assisted in the founding of the Christian Allies Caucus and the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast to raise worldwide support for Israel.

He is the founder of WRNO Worldwide radio, Gerizim Group, Hope for Africa humanitarian initiative. He is an author and International Conference speaker.

He is married to his Australian wife for 43 years and has three sons and seven grandchildren. He lives in Texas, USA.